Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim swung into a firm defence of Altay Bayindir after his mistake dearly cost the team in their 1-0 defeat against Arsenal.Bayindir makes costly blunderBayindir

Ruben Amorim has had his first rant of the season after a reporter suggested Tom Heaton would have been a better choice between the sticks.

Bayındır was voted Player of the Match in an FA Cup third round victory over Arsenal last January, saving a Martin Ødegaard penalty in normal time before producing more spot-kick heroics in the subsequent shootout. Amorim hailed him as “our hero” that night and insisted that he remained “unbelievable” on Sunday.

Ruben Amorim has been unabashed in making sweeping changes since arriving at Manchester United, and the Portuguese coach has been compared to club great Sir Alex Ferguson

Appointed 11 league games into last season, Amorim was unable to halt United’s slide from the days of being serial champions during the post-Alex Ferguson era, as they slumped to a record-low Premier League finish of 15th, with the players unable to get to grips with his radically different approach.

Amorim and Man Utd are riding high after two preseason victories in the Premier League Summer Series. Their win over Bournemouth in Chicago was one of the best under the coach, even if it was in pre-season. The 4–1 thumping was one of the more comprehensive showings from a Man Utd team that looked more in tune with what Amorim wants from his squad.

Ruben Amorim and Gary Neville do not see eye-to-eye on what Manchester United ’s next transfer priority should be. Man Utd, despite a lowly 15th-placed Premier League finish and Europa League final defeat last season, have spent heavily in the summer transfer window thus far.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim uses a tactic employed by legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson to defend his choice of goalkeeper.